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Hello, and welcome to my little place on this planet. My name is Demetriace but everyone calls me DINO, so call me Dino please. I am a professional photographer with aspirations to be SO much more (even though I do LOVE photography). I have completed a fictional novel that is set for publishing, estimated shelf date November 2, 2009 (The Rhythm of the Streets ... LOOK FOR IT!) Coupled with the writing, I do motivational speaches, warning the youth of the dangers of gangs, drugs, and violence. I may not change a life over night, but if I can only plant a seed ... a change will one day come.
Up front I have to say that I am a very complicated man. I have lived a long life, walked down many roads, and made more than my share of wrong turns. And through it all, I remain with my feet on the ground, eyes to the skies, arms outstretched hoping to catch a blessing.
You know what truly seems strange to me, is that as the years go by, it seems like everyone around me just keeps getting older and older but I stay here trapped in time. At the ripe old age of 36 I look just as I looked when I was 21. I can still run 5 miles non-stop, I can still dunk a basketball and play game after game without even breathing hard. I still laugh uncontrollably at "Family Guy," act silly in the mall, and go out of my way to make people smile. Above all, I remember all the little things that made life so special all those years ago and with all my heart, I cherish them now.
However, this leaves me in an interesting life position. I seem to have nothing in common with people my age, they all seem weather-beaten and old. They are cynical, boring, and unappealing to me overall. On the other hand the people that I find myself attracted to, and who find me attractive are MUCH younger than I am (I'm not talking about Michael Jackson type CHILDREN... Don't get it twisted!), but me being in my thirties, they are usually in their twenties and everyone around me views me as this "cradle robber." So here I am, going through life alone and more often than not, lonely.
I am from Washington, D.C. but I haven't lived there in over 15 years. I live just outside of Atlanta, GA (The Chocolate City of the South). I haven't been here long but it seems like a pretty decent place... well once I learn my way around. I moved here from a small town in South Carolina called Summerville. It's an interesting little city with a nice small town feel to it, yet it has some big city appeal. Before I moved there, I lived in Richmond, K.Y. where I attended school at Eastern Kentucky University. I majored in Deaf Education and met some of the most wonderful people you will ever meet in life, people in the deaf community. I also learned to speak American Sign Language fluently which is the most beautiful language you could imagine.
I have been blessed to find a job doing something I absolutely love, which is photography. I run the photo department for a large family entertainment company. The 15 young photographers who work under me are the most creative, uplifting, positive group of young people you could ever hope to meet. On the side I still like to do fine art photo shoots when I run across models who are looking for that creative touch or interesting edge to their work.
By the way, if YOU are looking to add a little spice to your portfolio or need someone to capture your image in a creative way. I am always looking for new people to work with. You can view samples of my work by clicking the links to my online portfolios below. I love capturing beautiful images on film and being able to show others the way I see the world.
On the side I also do personal training and massage therapy. I am level 3 certified by the American Society of Health & Wellness. And when it comes to deep tissue and neuromuscular massages... LAWD! You'd just have to try me out to see what heaven feels like.
Overall, I am a positive, laid back, down to Earth individual who enjoys some of the simpler things in life. I am just as happy at home sitting on the couch wrapped in a comforter watching old movies as I am dancing in the club till I am dripping with sweat. I have a sentimental soul and a soft heart. Sad movies move me to tears and seeing infants wobbling through the mall on unsteady legs makes me smile. I love working out and taking care of my body. I take pride in my appearance but care more about what is inside than out.
That's it .. This is me!
LOVE
Am I a fool to think that love still exists out there somewhere in the abyss of doubts, fears, hurts, and disappointments? Is it wrong to want to love someone with every fiber of your being? Is it selfish to want to give everything you have to someone and hope that she will return just a small portion of what you have given her... just enough to keep you going? Am I childish to lay awake at night because my heart is hurting, burning, yearning for someone to love? I am talking about more than just a warm body to share my space or to warm my bed. I am talking about someone to share the space in my heart, to build a universe with me, where she is the Sun and I am her Earth, constantly, eternally, revolving around her... taking life from the warmth of her loving rays. Am I a fool to think that someone out there wants more than just the temporary physical pleasures that are tearing apart the moral & spiritual fabric of our world? Am I the only one who still wants to take long walks in the park, holding hands, and talking about dreams, desires, and hopes for tomorrow? Am I the only one who knows that a date can be better ended with a kiss goodnight on the back of the hand than a meaningless night of so called "pleasure"? Am I the only one left who sees the beauty in growing old with someone, when conversation is the only thing you have left... and it is MORE than enough? ... As my tears wet my keyboard and my hope begins to fade, I HAVE to believe that love still lives ... out there somewhere in its purest form. I have to keep dreaming that it wants to find me as badly as I want to find it. I have to! ... Because that hope is all I have left...
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